Can I use a dresser for a bathroom vanity?
Customize any bathroom by using a vintage dresser or buffet instead of a builder-grade vanity. Scour thrift stores, yard sales and flea markets for a piece that is the right size for your space. You may even be able to shop your home!
Can a vintage dresser be turned into a bathroom vanity?
The top of a vintage dresser is cut to prepare for sink installation. Connect plumbing pipes to sink and faucet. Dry-fit only at this stage, in order to make sure everything lines up properly and further adjustments do not need to be made to drawers or back of dresser.
How do you put a sink in a vanity?
Place sink into the hole, use clear adhesive to put it in place, then seal it with bathroom caulk. Double check there are no holes for water to leak through at tile and wood edges and seams. Put the vanity in place and hook up the faucet (or call a plumber). Get crafty and upcycle an old window into a multipurpose message center.
How do you put a sink on a vintage dresser?
Place sink upside down on dresser top and use measuring tape to center. A vintage dresser is measured to determine where a sink should be installed. Once sink is centered, trace outline with a pencil directly on top surface of dresser.
How tall does a dresser have to be to fit a bathroom sink?
If it is too tall, you may be able to shorten it. Usually a minimum width of 18 inches is needed to fit a standard bathroom sink, but you’re better off with a dresser that is 20 to 22 inches deep. Remove the top, the doors, drawers and hardware, sand all the wood carefully.
How do you make a vanity out of a dresser?
1. Determine the placement of the sink on the vanity. Center the sink, if there is a backsplash, push the sink back against it. Trace the outline of the sink onto the top of the vanity. Use a drill to make the initial hole then use a jig saw cut the rest of the hole 1/2 inch inside the line. 2.
How do you put a sink on a vanity?
Determine the placement of the sink on the vanity. Center the sink, if there is a backsplash, push the sink back against it. Trace the outline of the sink onto the top of the vanity. Use a drill to make the initial hole then use a jig saw cut the rest of the hole 1/2 inch inside the line.
Place sink upside down on dresser top and use measuring tape to center. A vintage dresser is measured to determine where a sink should be installed. Once sink is centered, trace outline with a pencil directly on top surface of dresser.
How tall should a dresser be for a bathroom vanity?
A standard vanity is around 34 inches tall and my dresser was closer to 37 inches high. Add the height of the vessel sink and it would have been way too tall to comfortably use. I removed the casters which dropped it several inches but it was still a bit too high so I used our Dremel Multimax to cut another inch off of each leg.
